Chapter 87 Slap the face with the eternal absolute
In this situation, since you have decided to slap someone in the face, of course you have to show off.
Yang Fan stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked around thinking like a scholar.
Xiaobu walked back and forth next to the seats, seeming to be mumbling to himself or explaining when everyone was getting impatient.
Couplets are commonly known as pairs, referred to as pairs, couplets. The first part is called the upper couplet, also called the upper branch, upper comparison, sentence or dui Gong, antithetical couplet. The latter part is called the lower couplet, also called the lower branch, lower comparison, couplet or couplet.
It's called Dui Mu, Dui Wei, and the upper and lower sentences together are called a couplet.
It is a dual sentence with independent meaning. It pays attention to the use of duality in everything from the number of words, sentence structure, content, to level and rhythm, etc.
Couplets are taken from life, but are higher than life. After all, they have been processed and tempered by human culture and art.
Today is a competition between Mr. Xu and the author Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu, as a young and talented man with a wealth of knowledge, went out of his way to write couplets from the Four Books and Five Classics. Let’s use local materials!
Seeing Yang Fan showing off, everyone with expectant faces cursed in their hearts:
"I'm afraid this Bangchui hasn't even read the Four Books and Five Classics, so he doesn't dare to publish the first couplet from the classics."
But of course they won't taunt him, after all, they are afraid that if Yang Fan runs away, there will be no good show.
Little kids like Li Zhi, Xiao Sizi, and Xiao Douding saw their elder brother (father) acting like a master, and their eyes were full of admiring little stars (Gah, after all, there was a little white rabbit toffee in the front line).
But Wu Meiniang and others couldn't help the smiles on their faces. Her husband (brother) was sometimes too teasing and too immoral. She knew that whenever her husband was like this, someone would
It's going to be miserable.
But after hearing Yang Fan's words, Xu Zhang and Xu Jingzong were filled with joy and excitement.
If Yang Fan could find some quatrains from an ancient book and definitely publish them, they would still be in a bit of a dilemma.
This Bang Chui actually wanted to collect information on the spot. Isn't this asking for abuse? He was immediately elated, but Kong Yingda's judgment was still calm and neither sad nor happy.
The private seats in Wangyue Tower are close to the river, and you can clearly see the scenery outside.
It was almost lunch time, and the smoke from the steamed rice and cooking firewood was floating in the air, mixed in among the willow trees, and billowing up and down in the breeze, giving it a hazy feeling.
Yang Fan pointed his hand away and said to a small pond not far from the river: "Smoke Lock Pond Willow!"
Everyone stood up one after another. Seeing this scene, a thought arose in everyone's mind. This couplet is so neat and suitable for the occasion.
But then I thought that the first couplet with only five words should be quite right. I looked around, trying to quickly find a second couplet that could fit the situation.
However, most of the people looked around and couldn't find a scene that suited the situation. They all lamented and couldn't help but give up and looked at Xu Zhang.
Xu Jingzong thought about it and felt a little worried.
Kong Yingda pondered for a long time, sometimes shaking his head sadly and sometimes. Yang Fan knew that he obviously saw the mystery of this couplet, but he did not express it.
At this time, Xu Zhang was also scratching his head, scratching his head in annoyance. His eyes couldn't help but return to the pond. When he saw the lotus in the pond, his eyes lit up instantly, and then he looked confident.
Everyone couldn't help but wonder, could Xu Zhang be able to respond to the appropriate second line so quickly? He is indeed one of the leading young talents in Chang'an.
Of course, there are those who don’t believe in the saying that literati look down on each other.
Of course, those who are suspicious are talented people whose talents are not much different from Xu Zhang's.
Those who believe that Xu Zhang can answer the second line are of course some of his relatives and friends and people who understand his talent.
Seeing Xu Zhang's expression, Wu Meiniang and others became a little nervous again. Perhaps they were confused because of concern, and they didn't even notice that Yang Fan still looked relaxed and content.
It's not that Yang Fan doesn't believe in the wisdom of the ancients, but that the couplets he produced are absolute through the ages. Moreover, he just made these couplets more difficult, that is - to meet the circumstances.
Therefore, he did not believe that anyone could write the appropriate second line in such a short period of time.
Thinking about it, even if Xu Zhang had the second couplet, at most it was just a response to the situation, and he probably didn't notice the trap buried in the couplet.
Sure enough, Xu Zhang held his head high and said loudly with a proud look on his face: "Water plants grow under willow trees..."
Then he returned the fake gesture and thanked Yang Fan with clasped fists: "I have to thank Uncle Zhongyi for pointing me just now. The second couplet is also taken from the lotus pond."
After saying that, he ignored Yang Fan and waited for everyone's praise with an arrogant look.
Some talented people who saw the trap of Yang Fan's couplet looked teasing, but more of them were those who couldn't see the trap of this couplet.
As soon as they heard that Xu Zhang was neat and tidy, they responded to the second couplet in response to the situation, and couldn't help but cheer.
Xu Zhang, who was intoxicated by everyone's praise and felt good about himself, did not realize that many people looked at him with eyes full of ridicule.
After enjoying the cheers and praises of the crowd, Xu Zhang bowed to Kong Yingda with a gentlemanly expression and said, "The student couplet has been spoken, sir, please judge."
Seeing that his son had not yet reacted, Xu Jingzong sighed secretly and looked at Yang Fan with complicated eyes.
This is simply a bad-tempered boy, and it seems that he still underestimated him.
But Kong Yingda secretly shook his head, a little disappointed with this young talent that he had once been optimistic about.
Xu Zhangcai did have this knowledge, but he was a little too arrogant. He thought that the other party was just a stick praised by everyone in Chang'an, so he relaxed his vigilance.
Come to think of it, with his talent, knowledge and wit, although he may not be able to deal with me in the right situation, he will not fail to see the trap of this couplet.
Don’t you know that a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength? How much less a human!
As a judge, Kong Yingda still had to make a judgment. He took a breath slowly and said: "Master Xu's second couplet is correct in terms of neatness, rhythm and appropriateness..." But I judge that Master Xu's second line is correct.
If you lose the game, please continue to ask Uncle Zhongyi."
After hearing the first half of Kong Yingda's sentence, Xu Zhang thought he was sure to win, but when he heard that he had lost, he looked in disbelief.
Then he yelled like crazy: "Did you say the wrong thing, sir? How could you judge someone as a loser?"
Many people even followed suit and expressed their dissatisfaction.
Originally Kong Yingda wanted to save Xu Zhang some face for Xu Jingzong's sake, but now he felt unhappy when he saw Xu Zhang being so rude.
How dare you question my impartiality?
No more scruples in his mind, he asked: "Don't you still see the pattern in Uncle Zhongyi's first couplet?"
Xu Zhang's brain is not stupid, he can be said to be the smartest among the group. After hearing Kong Yingda's words, he knew that he might have missed something, and quickly thought about Yang Fan's first couplet in his mind.
After a while, Xu Zhang's face turned pale, as if he had lost his soul, and he kept mumbling to himself: "'Smoke Locks Willow in the Pond', these words in the first couplet not only fit the scene, but also include metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The five elements, such an eternal absolute, how could someone be able to create it in an instant?"
No matter how hard he spent his brain, it was impossible to come up with a good second line. A quarter of an hour had passed, and Kong Yingda said impatiently: "Master Xu, do you accept my verdict or not?"
Xu Zhang, of course, did not dare to say anything. He could only apologize in embarrassment and said: "Because of the student's negligence, I was a little rude to you. Mr. Kong, please don't be offended."
The melon eaters who had just followed the trend also secretly wiped the sweat from their foreheads. Fortunately, they had only whispered about it and did not stand up to refute Kong Yingda.
Xu Zhang downplayed his mad dog-like behavior just now. Although Kong Yingda was a little dissatisfied, he just snorted in displeasure and continued: "Please Zhongyi, please continue to ask questions..."
Yang Fan didn't care about Xu Zhang's embarrassed look. As soon as he finished speaking, he continued: "Although this building is called Wangyue Tower, it is adjacent to the Weishui River. You can see the Weishui River at a glance. The river is integrated and the scenery is beautiful. Dear talents,
Some talented people came from all over the country, and if they needed to rush back to their homes at dusk, they would have to ferry across the river. The two second couplets of a certain person were born in this scene."
"Wangjiang Tower, watch the river flow, watch the river flow from the Wangjiang Tower, the river tower will last forever, and the river will flow forever!"
As soon as these two couplets appeared, the scene fell silent. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, feeling as if they were in a dream.
Some people even pinched their thighs secretly, and then realized that they were not dreaming. This is too fantastic!
Such a perfect match for the occasion, and this Chang'an Bangchui coming so casually, wouldn't it seem that they, a group of literati and bachelors, are too cowardly.